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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
Chapters
| 351. |
In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from |
| A. | Liverpool to Hull |
| B. | Cardiff to Birmingham |
| C. | Glasgow to Edinburgh |
| D. | West Midlands to the London area |
| Answer» D. West Midlands to the London area | |
| 352. |
In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the |
| A. | Elbe to the Wesser |
| B. | Oder to the Elbe |
| C. | Rhine to the Wesser |
| D. | Rhine to the Oder |
| Answer» D. Rhine to the Oder | |
| 353. |
Liverpool Hull, Bristol and Southampton are ports in |
| A. | America |
| B. | Europe |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 354. |
____ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters. |
| A. | Baltimore |
| B. | Boston |
| C. | New Orleans |
| D. | Philadelphia |
| Answer» A. Baltimore | |
| 355. |
_____ is the largest city in Canada and is the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. |
| A. | Toronto |
| B. | Chicago |
| C. | Quebec |
| D. | Halifax |
| Answer» C. Quebec | |
| 356. |
_____ canal is gateway to the Pacific. |
| A. | Suez |
| B. | Panama |
| C. | Kiel |
| D. | Grand Union |
| Answer» B. Panama | |
| 357. |
____ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific". |
| A. | Fiji |
| B. | Falkland |
| C. | Windward |
| D. | Hawaiian |
| Answer» D. Hawaiian | |
| 358. |
The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is |
| A. | Erie canal |
| B. | Kiel canal |
| C. | North Sea canal |
| D. | Trent and Mersey canal |
| Answer» A. Erie canal | |
| 359. |
Albert Canal links ____ and ____ |
| A. | Manchester and Antwerp |
| B. | Antwerp and Frankfurt |
| C. | Antwerp and Liege |
| D. | Manchester and Liege |
| Answer» C. Antwerp and Liege | |
| 360. |
The first steam boat was built by |
| A. | Stevenson |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | James Watt |
| D. | Robert Fulton |
| Answer» D. Robert Fulton | |
| 361. |
The Great Circle routes join |
| A. | London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo |
| B. | Vancouver to Quebec and Perth to Melbourne |
| C. | Perth to Tokyo and London to Quebec |
| D. | Los Angeles to Perth and Tokyo to Bombay |
| Answer» A. London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo | |
| 362. |
The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is |
| A. | Rio-Grande |
| B. | Gila |
| C. | Mississippi |
| D. | Colorado |
| Answer» A. Rio-Grande | |
| 363. |
Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves? |
| A. | Troposphere |
| B. | Stratosphere |
| C. | Mesosphere |
| D. | Ionosphere |
| Answer» D. Ionosphere | |
| 364. |
Hammada is the name given to ____. |
| A. | an icy desert |
| B. | a sandy desert |
| C. | a stony desert |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. a stony desert | |
| 365. |
____ is a land locked country. |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» C. Nepal | |
| 366. |
The capital city of Kenya is ____. |
| A. | Nairobi |
| B. | Entebbe |
| C. | Cairo |
| D. | Port Louis |
| Answer» A. Nairobi | |
| 367. |
You find some local people living in log cabins in |
| A. | Tropical rainforest |
| B. | Taiga regions |
| C. | Deserts |
| D. | Mediterranean regions |
| Answer» B. Taiga regions | |
| 368. |
The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ______. |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Mercury |
| Answer» A. Venus | |
| 369. |
The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is_____. |
| A. | The Richter Scale |
| B. | The Moho's Scale |
| C. | The Modified Mercalli Scale |
| D. | The Beaufort Scale |
| Answer» D. The Beaufort Scale | |
| 370. |
In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in |
| A. | Grass Huts |
| B. | Trees |
| C. | Igloos |
| D. | Tents |
| Answer» C. Igloos | |
| 371. |
Fohn is a local wind of_____. |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | Northern Italy |
| D. | West Africa |
| Answer» B. Switzerland | |
| 372. |
The Bedouins are inhabitants of _____. |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Northern Canada |
| C. | The Arabian Desert |
| D. | Central Asia |
| Answer» C. The Arabian Desert | |
| 373. |
The Persian Gulf region is rich in _____. |
| A. | crude oil reserves |
| B. | iron ore reserves |
| C. | bauxite ore reserves |
| D. | uranium ore reserves |
| Answer» A. crude oil reserves | |
| 374. |
Everyday the moon rises about _____ minutes later than the previous day |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 60 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 375. |
The 90º East Ridge lies in the _____Ocean. |
| A. | Pacific |
| B. | Atlantic |
| C. | Indian |
| D. | Arctic |
| Answer» C. Indian | |
| 376. |
The average salinity of the sea water is ____ parts per thousand. |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» B. 35 | |
| 377. |
Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called |
| A. | Isotherms |
| B. | Isobars |
| C. | Isohalines |
| D. | Isohyets |
| Answer» C. Isohalines | |
| 378. |
The ____ current is a cold water current. |
| A. | Gulf Stream |
| B. | Kuroshio |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Labrador |
| Answer» D. Labrador | |
| 379. |
The pygmies are found in ___. |
| A. | The Congo Basin, Africa |
| B. | Bihar, India |
| C. | Queenslands, Australia |
| D. | Finland, Northern Europe |
| Answer» A. The Congo Basin, Africa | |
| 380. |
The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is _____. |
| A. | the Dead Sea |
| B. | the Red Sea |
| C. | the Arabian Sea |
| D. | the Baltic Sea |
| Answer» A. the Dead Sea | |
| 381. |
The location of a cement industry is mostly based on _____. |
| A. | nearness to a port |
| B. | where demand is high |
| C. | where transportation facilities are available |
| D. | availability of raw materials |
| Answer» D. availability of raw materials | |
| 382. |
Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in |
| A. | forests |
| B. | deserts |
| C. | grasslands |
| D. | plain areas |
| Answer» A. forests | |
| 383. |
A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as |
| A. | Bay |
| B. | Isthmus |
| C. | Strait |
| D. | Archipelago |
| Answer» C. Strait | |
| 384. |
Which of the following Planets is the brightest? |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» D. Venus | |
| 385. |
At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always? |
| A. | Prime Meridian |
| B. | Poles |
| C. | Equator |
| D. | Nowhere |
| Answer» C. Equator | |
| 386. |
'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is |
| A. | The Northern Crown |
| B. | The Chained Lady |
| C. | The Milky Way |
| D. | The Great Bear |
| Answer» D. The Great Bear | |
| 387. |
Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river |
| A. | Danube |
| B. | Rhine |
| C. | Rhone |
| D. | Volga |
| Answer» A. Danube | |
| 388. |
Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in |
| A. | 43 minutes |
| B. | 4.3 seconds |
| C. | 4.3 minutes |
| D. | 4.3 years |
| Answer» D. 4.3 years | |
| 389. |
Ozone layer is present in |
| A. | Stratosphere |
| B. | Troposphere |
| C. | Ionosphere |
| D. | Exosphere |
| Answer» A. Stratosphere | |
| 390. |
What is the unit of measurement of the distance of the stars from the earth? |
| A. | fathoms |
| B. | kilometres |
| C. | light years |
| D. | Nautical miles |
| Answer» C. light years | |
| 391. |
The International Date Line is |
| A. | 180 degrees longitude |
| B. | the equator |
| C. | 90 degrees east longitude |
| D. | 0 degree longitude |
| Answer» A. 180 degrees longitude | |
| 392. |
Which one of the following is not an astronomical object? |
| A. | Pulsar |
| B. | Brittle Star |
| C. | Black Hole |
| D. | Quasar |
| Answer» B. Brittle Star | |
| 393. |
The 38th parallel separates |
| A. | North Vietnam from South Vietnam |
| B. | South Korea from North Korea |
| C. | Hungary from Serbia |
| D. | Afghanistan from Uzbekistan |
| Answer» B. South Korea from North Korea | |
| 394. |
The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is |
| A. | Laos |
| B. | Thailand |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Kampuchea |
| Answer» A. Laos | |
| 395. |
Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an |
| A. | 11-year cycle |
| B. | 25-year cycle |
| C. | 3-year cycle |
| D. | 15-year cycle |
| Answer» A. 11-year cycle | |
| 396. |
Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in |
| A. | Siberia |
| B. | North America |
| C. | South America |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. South America | |
| 397. |
The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is |
| A. | 17th parallel |
| B. | 23rd parallel |
| C. | 38th parallel |
| D. | Oder-Neisse Line |
| Answer» C. 38th parallel | |
| 398. |
Deciduous trees |
| A. | grow in abundance in dry places |
| B. | grow straight |
| C. | never bear fruit |
| D. | shed their leaves at a certain season |
| Answer» D. shed their leaves at a certain season | |
| 399. |
You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» A. Australia | |
| 400. |
Savanna is a |
| A. | desert |
| B. | forest |
| C. | grassland |
| D. | snowclad mountain |
| Answer» C. grassland | |
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